Mattis says U.S. not out of diplomatic solutions with North Korea

President Trump scares me. My hope is that level heads like Defense Sec. Mattis, Sec. of State Tillerson and National Security Advisor McMasters continue to keep Trump in check. I hope they don’t quit. I would.

U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Wednesday that the United States was not out of diplomatic solutions with North Korea, just hours after President Donald Trump tweeted that “talking is not the answer.”

When asked by reporters before a meeting with his South Korean counterpart at the Pentagon if the United States was out of diplomatic solutions with North Korea, Mattis replied: “No.”

“We are never out of diplomatic solutions. We continue to work together, and the minister and I share a responsibility to provide for the protection of our nations, our populations, and our interests,” Mattis added.